/*candidates Form Start*/
#candidates-form-section .contact-author-boxarea {
  background: none !important;
}
.form-step {
  display: none;
}

.form-step.active {
  display: block;
}

.ts-dropdown .optgroup-header{
  font-family: var(--ztc-family-font1);
  font-size: var(--ztc-font-size-font-s18);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: var(--ztc-weight-medium);
  /* font-weight: 600; */
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.ts-wrapper.multi .ts-control > div{
  font-family: var(--ztc-family-font1) !important;
  font-size: var(--ztc-font-size-font-s16) !important;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: var(--ztc-weight-medium);
  margin: 0 10px 5px 0 !important;
}
/* .ts-wrapper.multi .ts-control > div */


.btn-small{
  font-size: var(--ztc-font-size-font-s16) !important;
  padding: 10px 18px !important;
  font-weight: var(--ztc-weight-semibold) !important;
}
.btn-yellow{
  border: 2px solid var(--ks-yellow);
  color: var(--ztc-text-text-7) !important;
  background: var(--ks-yellow) !important;
}
.btn-yellow::after {
  color: var(--ztc-text-text-7) !important;
  background: var(--ks-yellow) !important;
}

.ts-dropdown-content .option{
  font-size: var(--ztc-font-size-font-s16) !important;
}
.ts-dropdown-content .optgroup .option{
    padding-left: 20px !important;
}
.was-validated #open_to_remote.form-control:valid{
  padding-right: unset !important;
  /* background-image: unset; */
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='-4 -4 8 8'%3e%3ccircle r='3' fill='%23fff'/%3e%3c/svg%3e") !important;
  background-position: right !important;
  background-size: unset !important;
}

/*candidates Form Ends*/


/*Form */

/*Added by mit*/
.button {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 18px 24px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--ztc-bg-bg-5);
  z-index: 1;
  font-family: var(--ztc-family-font1);
  font-size: var(--ztc-font-size-font-s20);
  line-height: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: all 0.4s;
}

.flex-design-form {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}


/* h2 {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ztc-bg-bg-5);
  margin-bottom: 30px;
} */

/* Hide all form steps by default */
.form-step {
    display: none;
}

/* Show only the active step */
.form-step.active {
    display: block;
}

/* Optional: Add smooth transitions */
.form-step {
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out;
    display: none;
}

.form-step.active {
    opacity: 1;
    display: block;
}

/* Optional: Add some spacing between steps */
.form-step + .form-step {
    margin-top: 0;
}


.nice-select{
 width: 100%;
    margin: 16px 0 0 0;
    height: 57px;
    display: flex
;
    align-items: center;
}